diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 16b9fa3..6fc2471 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
   selected programs in a single binary called "coreutils".  The selected
   programs can still be called directly using symlinks to "coreutils" or
   shebangs with the option --coreutils-prog= passed to this program.  The
-  install behaviour is determined by the option --enable-single-binary=symlinks
+  install behavior is determined by the option --enable-single-binary=symlinks
   or --enable-single-binary=shebangs (the default).  With the symlinks option,
   you can't make a second symlink to any program because that will change the
   name of the called program, which is used by coreutils to determine the
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7e30f55..27caffd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ man1_MANS=`
 # a distribution tarball.
 EXTRA_MANS=`for p in $no_install_progs_default; do echo man/$p.1; done`
 
-# Replace all the programs by the single binary and simlinks if specified.
+# Replace all the programs by the single binary and symlinks if specified.
 single_binary_progs=
 single_binary_libs=
 single_binary_deps=
diff --git a/src/coreutils-arch.c b/src/coreutils-arch.c
index a93f484..899cc93 100644
--- a/src/coreutils-arch.c
+++ b/src/coreutils-arch.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "uname.h"
 /* Ensure that the main for uname is declared even if the tool is not being
-   build in this single-binary. */
+   built in this single-binary. */
 int _single_binary_main_uname (int argc, char** argv) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 int _single_binary_main_arch (int argc, char** argv) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 
diff --git a/src/coreutils-dir.c b/src/coreutils-dir.c
index 8166b0e..4b488f4 100644
--- a/src/coreutils-dir.c
+++ b/src/coreutils-dir.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "system.h"
 
 #include "ls.h"
-/* Ensure that the main for ls is declared even if the tool is not being build
+/* Ensure that the main for ls is declared even if the tool is not being built
    in this single-binary. */
 int _single_binary_main_ls (int argc, char** argv) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 int _single_binary_main_dir (int argc, char** argv) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
diff --git a/src/coreutils-vdir.c b/src/coreutils-vdir.c
index 2dbcd70..036367f 100644
--- a/src/coreutils-vdir.c
+++ b/src/coreutils-vdir.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "system.h"
 
 #include "ls.h"
-/* Ensure that the main for ls is declared even if the tool is not being build
+/* Ensure that the main for ls is declared even if the tool is not being built
    in this single-binary. */
 int _single_binary_main_ls (int argc, char** argv) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 int _single_binary_main_vdir (int argc, char** argv) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
diff --git a/src/coreutils.c b/src/coreutils.c
index d836782..f54f85d 100644
--- a/src/coreutils.c
+++ b/src/coreutils.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 /* Declare the main function on each one of the selected tools.  This name
    needs to match the one passed as CFLAGS on single-binary.mk (generated
-   byt gen-single-binary.sh). */
+   by gen-single-binary.sh). */
 #define SINGLE_BINARY_PROGRAM(prog_name_str, main_name) \
   int _single_binary_main_##main_name (int, char**) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 #include "coreutils.h"
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ launch_program (const char *prog_name, int prog_argc, char **prog_argv)
   prctl (PR_SET_NAME, prog_name);
 #endif
 #if HAVE_PRCTL && defined PR_SET_MM_ARG_START
-  /* Shift the begining of the command line to prog_argv[0] (if set) so
-     /proc/pid/cmdline reflects the reight value.  */
+  /* Shift the beginning of the command line to prog_argv[0] (if set) so
+     /proc/pid/cmdline reflects the right value.  */
   prctl (PR_SET_MM_ARG_START, prog_argv[0]);
 #endif